MUTTON DRESSED UP AS LAMB?

WE’VE ALL SEEN THOSE bargain classics for sale on the internet. I’m forever sifting through the usual websites to see what’s available, but I must admit that I’ve been doing less ‘sifting’ of late. I think the main reason is that I’ve been bitten financially by a few I-had-to-have bikes, ones I thought were bargains but which turned out to be anything but.

I’ve got a few of these bikes kicking around awaiting my deft touch with the spanners. But I spend a few days a week working on other people’s motorcycles, and